Courses Handbook 2010

302425 (v.2) Our Internal Internet - Its Structure and Function 304


Area: School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits: 25.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Individual Study: 1 x 12 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 301298 (v.3) Neuroscience 332 or any previous version
AND
Prerequisite(s): AND
302420 (v.2) Physiological Concepts 205 or any previous version
AND
302503 (v.2) Integrative Physiology 206 or any previous version
Syllabus: Overview of the nervous system: blood supply to the brain; meninges; cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); ventricular system; excitatory and inhibitory synapses and transmitters; receptor types and functions; somatosensation; visual, auditory and vestibular perception, cortical, cerebellar and brainstem control of movement and posture; and cranial nerves. The roles of the hypothalamus and autonomic nervous system and interaction with the cerebrum. The roles of the limbic system in emotion, learning and memory.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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